HCA LONG TERM SURVEY PLAN Updated to September 2010 HCA10-08A Table of MSRs, base/site calls, usage, and current survey Note: In the tables below, high priority surveys have been emphasized in yellow. Indications of planned surveys appear in red. Indications of surveys completed appear in blue. Categories I. ANTARCTIC PENINSULA Category Usage Category Current survey status A Frequent A Adequately surveyed B Regular B Requires re-survey at larger scale or to S-44 standard C Infrequent C Has not been systematically surveyed/unsurveyed Main corridors (see diagram on last page for MSR references) MSR Name 1 James Ross cicular route 2 Joinville circular route Usage proposed. B+C A + C Prince Gustav Channel & Eastern corridor 55% surveyed. 45% unsurveyed. Blocks surveyed by UK 2005-07. Blocks planned by UK for future seasons. INT 9153 A+B A + C 45% surveyed (Antarctic Sound), 55% unsurveyed. Blocks surveyed by UK 2005-07 and Uruguay & Venezuela 2008. Blocks planned by UK for future seasons INT 9154 B B + C INT 9155 3 Orleans Strait to Antarctic Sound 4 Gerlache strait A A + C 96% surveyed. INT 9156 & 9157 Blocks surveyed by Chile 2010 & UK 2005-07 also Flandres Bay 35% surveyed 5 Bismarck Strait A+B A + B Approaches to Palmer Station and Port Lockroy. INT 9158. Block surveyed by UK 2005-06 & Chile 2010 6 Lemaire Channel A A+B Petermann Is, Pleneau Is,Argentine Is, Yalour Is. 65% surveyed.int 9106. Block surveyed by UK 2005-06 7 Grandidier Channel A+B B INT 9158 & 9159 8 Cape Garcia to B C INT 9159 Jagged 9 Crystal Sound B B Numerous reports of uncharted rocks. INT 9160 10 Liard to B C INT 9161, 9108 AND 9163 Rothera 11 Marguerite Bay C B + C INT 9163 & 9164 12 Woodfield Channel C B INT 9163 13 Woodfield Channel to B C INT 9162 & 9160 Matha Strait 14 Matha Strait to Hugo B C INT 9160, 9159 & 9158 15 Hugo to Low B B + C INT 9156, 9157 & 9158 16 Low to Antarctic Sound C B + C INT 9154, 9155 & 9156. Blocks planned by UK for future seasons MSR = Maritime Shipping Route. The figures / letters in this column are shown on the MSR diagram which is on the last page.
17 South Shetlands MSR A A+C INT 9151. SW corridor surveyed by UK, Livingstone to Penguin complete. Blocks surveyed by UK 2005-10 and Brazil 2007-08 A A INT 9120 Deception circular route 100% complete. Blocks surveyed by UK in 2005-08 17A Deception circular route 18 Elephant MSR A+C A+C INT 9150 Blocks surveyed by Brazil 2006 19 Elephant to A C INT 9150, INT 9151 Blocks surveyed by Brazil 2005 KGI 20 Deception Is to A C INT 9120, INT 9155, 9156, 9157 Blocks surveyed by UK Brabant 2005-06 Branch corridors and approaches MSR Name Usage proposed A Marambio B C INT 9100 B Duse Bay and Eagle B C Includes Crystal Hill. INT 9154 C Paulet A A + C 50% surveyed, remaining area top of UKHO priority. INT 9112 Blocks surveyed by UK 2005-06 D Brown Bluff and Fridtjof Sound A A+C INT 9154 Blocks surveyed by UK 2006-07 Approaches to Brown Bluff complete up to 50m contour E Hope Bay A A INT 9101. 95% complete. Blocks surveyed by UK 2006-07 and Uruguay 2008 F Gourdin and B C INT 9154 Siffrey Point G Bernado O Higgins C C INT 9102 and approaches H Curtiss Bay C C INT 9155 & 9156 I Hydrurga Rocks B C INT 9156 & 9157 J Alcock C C INT 9156 & 9157 K Portal Point C A+C INT 9112 Charlotte Bay surveyed by UK 85% complete. L Enterprise B C INT 9157 M Melchior s and approaches A+C A+C INT 9157 Blocks surveyed by UK 2005-06 N Errera Channel A A+C Includes Cuverville Is, Danco Is and Ronge Is. INT 9103 70% complete. Blocks surveyed by UK 2005-06 O Andvord Bay A A+C Includes Neko Harbour. INT 9103. 70% complete. Block surveyed by UK 2005-06 P Paradise Harbour A A+B Almirante Station and Waterboat Point. INT 9104. Paradise Harbour 93%, Bryde Channel 90%, Furguson Channel 80%. Blocks surveyed by UK 2007-08 & Chile 2010. Q Neumayer Channel and Port Lockroy R Arthur harbour B C INT 9105 S French Passage B B INT 9106 T Prospect Point B C INT 9107 U Pendleton Strait B B INT 9159 V Matha Strait B C INT 9160 W Detaille and approaches A A 100% complete. INT 9158 & 9104 Blocks surveyed by UK 2005-06 & Chile 2010 C C INT 9161 Detaille now has Historic Monument status, and following restoration will receive increased vessel traffic. X Lallemand Fjord C C INT 9161 Y Shumskiy Cove C C INT 9108 Z Rothera B A BAS and RN vessels. INT 9109. 100% complete. Blocks surveyed by UK 2007-08 Aa Avian C B INT 9110 Ab Approaches to Millerand C B INT 9111
MSR Name Usage proposed Ac Port Foster and Neptunes Bellows A A+B INT 9120 Port Foster and Whalers Bay 95% complete. Neptunes Bellows needs multibeam survey to position Ravn Rock, controlling danger in very narrow passage. Blocks surveyed by UK 2005-08 Ad South bay and A A INT 9121. Block surveyed by UK in 2006-07 Hannah Point Ae McFarlane Strait A A + C Half Moon Is cat A, Yankee Harbour 100%, McFarlane Strait 50%. INT 9121 & 9112. Blocks surveyed by UK in 2005-07 Af English Strait A A+B Aitcho s and Discovery Bay. INT 9122 & 9152. 75% complete.ne section still unsurveyed. Blocks surveyed by UK in 2005-07, Ecuador in 2004 and Chile. Ag Robert Point C C INT 9151 Ah Nelson Strait C A+C INT 9151. 80% complete. Block surveyed by UK in 2005-07, Blocks surveyed by Chile in 2005-08 Ai Maxwell Bay and approaches A A+C Ardley Cove, Marian Cove and Potter Cove. INT 9123. 80% complete. Blocks surveyed by UK in 2005-07, Potter Cove surveyed by Argentina 2005-06, Uruguay 2008 Aj Admiralty Bay A A Artowski Station, Ferraz Station and Martel Inlet. INT 9125. Block surveyed by UK in 2006-07, Blocks surveyed by Peru 2002-06, Block surveyed by Brazil 2007-08. Block planned by Peru 2009 Ak Penguin and approaches A A+C Endurance 2005 survey. INT 9151 Approach channel surveyed by UK 2006, 50% complete. Al Cape Lookout B C INT 9112 Am Point Wild A C INT 9150 An Cape Valentine B C INT 9150 Ao Danger s C C INT 9154 Ap Dundee B A+C INT 9154 60% Blocks surveyed by UK in 2005-07, Block surveyed by Argentina in 2005-07 Aq Herbert Sound B A+C INT 9153. 90% complete. Blocks surveyed by UK in 2005-07 Ar Historic Monument B C INT 9153 As Freud Passage B C INT 9156 & 9157 At Booth Is, Port B C INT 9158 Charcot Au Gunnel Channel B C INT 9108 & 9161 Av Pourqoi Pas C C INT 9163 & 9161 Main corridors II. MAINLAND ANTARCTICA ** MSR Name Usage proposed. 1 Hobart to Macquarie C A + B Annual re-supply station by Aurora Australis. Tourist vessels and fishing boats Charts - Hobart AUS173 and 174 Macquarie AUS604 2 Hobart to Casey station C A + B Annual re-supply of station by Aurora Australis and other vessel plus occasional tourist vessels. Charts. Hobart AUS173 and 174 Casey - INT9021 (AUS601) ** Australian Antarctic Division Submission
MSR Name Usage proposed. 3 Hobart to Davis C A + B Annual re-supply of station by Aurora Australis and other vessel plus occasional tourist vessels Charts - Hobart AUS173 and 174 Davis INT9032(AUS602) 4 Hobart to Mawson C A+B Annual re-supply of station by Aurora Australis and other vessel plus occasional tourist vessels Charts Hobart AUS173 and 174 Mawson AUS600 Magnet bay to Cape Rouse AUS449 5 Hobart to Heard C A+C Marine science voyage by Aurora Australis, customs patrol vessels plus occasional tourist and fishing vessels. Charts Hobart AUS173 and 174 Heard AUS605 Magnet bay to Cape Rouse AUS449 6 Fremantle to Heard 7 Hobart to Commonwealth Bay 8 Davis to Larsemann Hills 9 Davis to Sansom - Hobart and Fremantle to Southern Ocean C A+C Marine science voyage by Aurora Australis, customs patrol vessels plus occasional tourist and fishing vessels. C A+C Occasional visits by Aurora Australis, Astrolabe and occasional tourist vessels Charts - Hobart AUS173 and 174 Commonwealth Bay AUS603 C A+C Occasional visits by Aurora Australis, Chinese resupply vessel Xue Long and Russian re-supply vessels. No charts exist of the approaches to the Larsemann Hills C C No chart coverage except at small scale. Scandjeford bay to cape Rundingen AUS 452 scale 1:500,000 C A+C Marine science voyages Branch corridors and approaches MSR Name Usage proposed Macquarie C A+C AUS604 A Casey C A+C INT9021 (AUS601) B Davis C A+C INT9032(AUS602) C Mawson C A+C AUS600 D Commonwealth Bay C C AUS603 8 Davis to Larsemann Hills 9 Davis to Sansom C C No chart coverage except at small scale. Sandjeford Bay to Cape Rundingen AUS452 scale 1:500,000 C C No chart coverage except at small scale Sandjeford Bay to Cape Rundingen AUS452 scale 1:500,000